Butterfly gardening
Subtitle: the North American Butterfly Association guide
By: Jane Hurwitz
Contributors: North American Butterfly Association
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780691170343
Subjects: Butterfly farming; Butterfly gardening; Butterflies,
Description: Creating habitats that support butterflies will connect you with some of the most beautiful creatures in the natural world-- and bring new levels of joy to your gardening. Hurwitz shows you how to choose and cultivate plants that will attract a range of butterflies, while sustaining them through their life cycles. She includes information for various types of climates, as well as helping your identify the butterflies you attract.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-279) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: part I. The basics of butterfly gardening: Getting started ; Butterfly basics ; Caterpillar cuisine ; Butterfly banquet; title: part II. Butterfly gardening by region : NABA members suggest butterfly gardening plants: Challenges of a cool climate : Pacific Northwest ; Butterfly gardening with trees : eastern deciduous forest ; Prairie-plant inspired butterfly gardens : the grasslands ; Planting with purpose : the central monarch flyaway ; Year-round opportunity : butterfly gardening in Florida ; Water-saving butterfly gardens : the Western states; title: Plant inventory; title: Butterfly scientific and common names.